Nanjing, in winter, is humid and cold. Although sea boats can go up the Shuojiang River to Nanjing Xiaguan Wharf, after all, it is far from the coast, and it is less warm and less prosperous than coastal cities such as Shanghai and Guangzhou. However, Nanjing is, after all, the location of the central political axe organ, and the bustling flow of people on the street is mixed with many political axe employees wearing suits and long shirts; There are also significantly more cars with political axe license plates than elsewhere. Unlike the rest of the city, there are noticeably sparse pedestrians in Sanyuan Lane in the south of the city, and the streets are full of cars with political axe license plates. The big men who wandered around the street were by no means ordinary citizens, or even ordinary public officials, and it could be seen from their vigilant eyes that these people were nothing more than members of the military, police, and gendarmes. Chiang Kai-shek, the de facto ruler of China, chairman of the National Axe Committee, now lives here. His official residence is located in a large old house on Sanyuan Lane.

Unlike the cold climate outside, Chiang Kai-shek sat in a chair behind his wide, large mahogany desk, and with his majestic, sharp, see-through gaze at the several dignitaries sitting on the sofas around him. These people include He Yingqin, vice minister of military affairs and chief of staff of the Navy, Army, and Air Command; Yang Yongtai, counselor of the Kuomintang Military Commission; Song Ziwen, minister of finance of the Kuomintang Central Army; Zhang Zhizhong, director of education of the Kuomintang Central Army Military Academy; Zhang Qun, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Kuomintang Central Political Conference; Chen Lifu, secretary general of the Kuomintang Central Party Department; and Lin Wei, director of the General Staff Department of the Headquarters.

Since the convening of the disarmament conference in Tangshan on 11 July last year, the Fifth Plenary Session of the Second Central Committee of the CPC Central Committee in August held a special discussion and made a resolution, and until the convening of the national conference on 1 January, which lasted more than half a year

"The whole country is divided into 12 military regions: 1. Suzhou, Anhui, Jiangxi, 2, Fujian and Zhejiang, 3, Liangguang, 4, Lianghu, 5. Xikang, Sichuan, 6. Yunnan-Guizhou, 7. Shaanxi-Gansu, 8. Luyu, 9. Yanjin, 10. Rechasui, 11. Three Eastern Provinces, 12. Qinghai Province (Outer Mongolia and Tibet Province shall be designated separately), and the troops stationed in each military region are limited to 40,000 troops. The commanders of each military region shall be recommended by the commander-in-chief and commander-in-chief of each group army, deliberated by the military committee, and appointed separately; the commander of each military region shall be given full authority to reduce troops and suppress bandits, as well as all matters relating to the organization of the armed forces, and shall be ordered to complete the matter within one year. ”

Today, Chiang Kai-shek summoned his confidants and aides to discuss how to finally realize the disarmament plan, and the information gathered everywhere showed that the various factions would not finally implement the disarmament plan, which annoyed Chiang Kai-shek. Since He Yingqin introduced the disarmament resolution, the topic of discussion has deviated from the tone of the meeting at the beginning of the meeting, and has turned to anger and verbal crusades against various factions.

Chiang Kai-shek had long lost patience with the factions, and today he was actually trying to set the tone for a solution by force. Chiang Kai-shek coughed lightly, and everyone stopped talking when they knew that the chairman was going to speak.

Chiang Kai-shek said slowly, in his voice with a distinctly Zhejiang accent: "Since the beginning of disarmament, all factions have only considered their own selfish interests, completely disregarded the interests of the party and the state, first vigorously opposed them, and then made things difficult for the central authorities. Feng Huanzhang proposed three non-layoffs, and Li Delin proposed that officers and soldiers be cut at the same time, which even harbored evil intentions. The officers of the Central Army are all from Huangpu, the elite of the party-state, and the pillars of the party. How can it be said that it will be cut, and how can it be compared with the rabble in their troops? After the resolution was formed, it was all contrary to the yang and the yin, and the central government was false and wrong. The various factions in the country, headed by the Gui faction, the Jin Sui Army, and the Northwest Army, were divided into autonomous areas and governed by themselves. The central government nominally unified the whole country, but in fact it only controlled a few provinces such as Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Jiangxi. ”

The more Chiang Kai-shek spoke, the more angry he became, and his voice gradually became louder: "Among them, the Gui family is especially strong, they are based on Guangxi, colluding with Guangdong, and controlling Hunan according to Hubei. The Northeast Army withdrew from Hebei, and it had changed its banner and returned to the central government, but Bai Jiansheng still relied on Hebei and did not leave. The two Guangzhou, the two lakes, and the land of the five provinces of Hebei are like a long snake, dividing the country into half and a half, which is still insufficient. Bai Jiansheng also put forward the real border case, and he also had to enter Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, and Xinjiang provinces. Niang Xipi, just enter Nanjing. Chiang Kai-shek was so angry that he slammed the table.

Everyone here, except for He Yingqin, is Chiang Kai-shek's absolute confidant, and they all know that as long as Chiang Kai-shek's famous Zhejiang native language comes out, it shows that he is extremely angry, and everyone feels that Chiang Kai-shek has endured it and wants to solve it by force, and the first one is probably to take the Gui system.

Disarmament and cutting down the feudal domain was Yang Yongtai's idea to Chiang Kai-shek last year, so he knew Chiang Kai-shek's thoughts best, and he knew that the chairman of the committee was going to provoke an armed attack, so he preemptively spoke: "The chairman of the committee is wise, and the Gui faction, the Jin Sui Army, and the Northwest Army each have hundreds of thousands of troops, and they not only secretly confront the central government, but also meddle in local government affairs and control local finances and taxes. They should be asked to hand over local government affairs, finances and taxes, and the army, otherwise they will not hesitate to use force to solve the problem. ”

He Yingqin pursed his lips and thought to himself: "A literati who doesn't understand military affairs can put it lightly, only the Gui family, the Jin Sui Army, and the Northwest Army have nearly one million troops, and the Central Army has only a few people, and the full battle is less than 300,000. ”

At this time, several dignitaries expressed their support for Yang Yongtai, but they all had doubts about the use of force to solve the problem. He Yingqin saw Chiang Kai-shek looking at him, knowing that as the chief of the general staff, it would be impossible not to express his position, so he straightened out his thoughts and said: "Chairman of the Committee, the Zhu Mao Department now occupies the Jinggangshan area of Jiangxi, and the two provinces of Hunan and Jiangxi have made several attempts to suppress without success, and * there is a tendency to continue to grow. My view is that this one* should be eliminated first, and then the factions should be dealt with. Forcibly taking power from the various factions at present will inevitably arouse their dissatisfaction, and once they are forced to rush and unite to confront the central authorities, the situation will be very unfavorable to us. I agree with Brother Ziwen's method just now, first recover the finances and taxes of the provinces, control their development, and then slowly dismantle. ”

Chiang Kai-shek had an ambiguous attitude towards He Yingqin since the last time he went to the wilderness, so he has had prejudices against He Yingqin since then, but there is some truth in what he said just now. Chiang Kai-shek thought that He Yingqin's idea of exterminating the Zhu Mao Department Chiang Kai-shek agreed very much, and now many people have not taken this small stock of several thousand people seriously, and He Yingqin's vision is stronger than theirs. However, Chiang Kai-shek really could not approve of the postponement of the affairs of the various factions. The Gui family, the Jin Sui Army, and the Northwest Army have nearly a million troops, and once they unite, it will be really difficult for them to resist, but the problem is that if their strength is not weakened now, their strength will become bigger and bigger, and it will be even more difficult to do in the future. Moreover, now the three families are still wary of each other, and there is a gap, it is a good time for each to break through, and if the matter drags on, it will be really troublesome.

Chiang Kai-shek's mood has calmed down. "What you say is reasonable, * Zhu Mao's armed seizure of the Jinggangshan area of Jiangxi Province is really a big problem for the henchmen of the party-state, and many people have not yet seen this. Zhu De was only a brigade commander of the Yunnan Army before, and he was not afraid, but Mao Runzhi must not be underestimated. ”

Before the Northern Expedition cooperated by the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, Taizu served as the propaganda minister of the National Political Axe in Guangzhou, and all these people present here had seen him. gives everyone the impression that the writing is sharp, full of spicy, and likes to engage in agricultural movements, nothing more.

Chiang Kai-shek saw that everyone didn't know why, and some people even didn't think so, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and explained to everyone: "Mao Runzhi, you don't know him very well, and probably think that he is just a Hunan mud leg who can play with a pen." In fact, this person's surname is unruly, his mind is extremely intelligent, his perseverance is extremely strong, and his courage is great, and there are very few people in the Communist Party who can catch up with this person. At this point, Chiang Kai-shek's mind could not help but have the image of the handsome and talented director of the Political Department, who was said to be in Shanghai and held an important position in the Central Committee of the Communist Party.

Chiang Kai-shek used the three "extreme" words to praise people, and these people were still seeing it for the first time, and they couldn't help but listen to it with their hearts.

Chiang Kai-shek continued: "From this person's name, it can be seen that his ambition is great, Zedong, Ze is the meaning of the East, China is a great country in the East, one China is not enough, but also to give grace to the whole East. However, fortunately, his position within the Communist Party is not high. After a pause, he continued: "Vermilion hair* must be resolutely eradicated when it is still in its infancy. Zhu Peide and He Jian are not their opponents. It is necessary for the central authorities to organize the suppression, and respectfully, you should start to arrange the plan for the suppression now, and after the disarmament is over, it will be exterminated. As for your worries about the factions joining forces, you can rest assured that Feng Huanzhang is short-sighted and a brave man; Yan Baichuan was at both ends of the rat, leisurely and indecisive, they never had this vision. I have obtained definite information that if we take action against the Gui family, Shanxi will never be involved. Feng Huanzhang, we have to be on guard, but as long as we solve the Gui family in a short time, he will not dare to act rashly.

Everyone understands at this moment that Chiang Kai-shek is determined to take the Gui system.